NY. NY: Harper. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1923. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Jacket has half-inch chip at top corner and light soil, with still bright and attractive cover design of a New York street scene. Now protected with acid-free polyester sleeve. Book has beautiful bright red cloth covers with bump at head of spine, page ends slightly darkened and spotted. . Tight, square, pages clean and bright. Six long stories in all, with the title story set in New York City. Scarce in this condition. According to the Internet Movie Database, no fewer than 53 short stories and novels by Beach were made into movies, including at least three in this volume: Big Brother, Recoil, and Too Fat to Fight. A nice copy, stated first edition. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 367 pages. A1 .

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Bookseller: Sweet Beagle Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 20680
Title: Big Brother and Other Stories
Author: Beach, Rex
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition: 1st Edition. 1st Printing
Publisher: Harper
Place of Publication: NY. NY
Date Published: 1923
Keywords: Short Stories, New York City, Movie Tie-in
Bookseller catalogs: Short Stories;

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